Comic Strips

I was told the first line repeatedly as a teenager, and stopped wearing makeup a few years later as a result. Then I’d hear intermittent comments about how I look tired because I have thin skin around my eyes. I look tired no matter what I do. But whatever because I save a bunch of time every morning and evening, not to mention money. Holy hell is makeup expensive!

Now as an adult nearing middle age who stopped even using hair dye, I’m starting to hear that I’d be prettier if I did my makeup/hair better.. and I just go “yeah, probably.” And shrug. I’ve accepted there’s no winning, someone will always comment, so I just do what I like. Not my problem if that makes you feel insecure enough to try to change my behavior.

When the only time you see someone without makeup is when they are too sick/tired to apply it, that conditions you to think them not wearing makeup means they are sick/tired.

Makeup is another method to part fools and their money. Companies are using the insecurities of women around their appearance to extract large amounts of money out of them. Same as for fashion.

I think a big reason for such reaction is that woman who regularly, or near always wear makeup, suddenly look different if they stop doing so. Giving the impression they look more tired/paler/sickly then usual.

They would get this less if people are inversly used to them just being natural. And rather be suprised when do decide to do make up and give a complilent for it.

Use makeup sparingly, it is not necessary and the effects of it are greater when you don't look like that everyday. Natural is beauty in itself too.

Meh. There's good makeup and bad makeup.

That being said, if you have an opinion on someone else's makeup, keep it to yourself.

"Some tired"?

I'm convinced that make up has chemicals in them that deteriorate the skin more quickly when used. IMO, make up should be worn only on occasion, not daily. If it were worn only on occasion, the wow effect would be larger and the skin would recover to age more naturally.